The limping Chiefs are just trying to finish out their 2025 season after losing Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL. The Tennessee Titans beat the Kansas City Chiefs 26-9 at Nissan Stadium. It ended an 11-game losing streak at home. The game could’ve easily been different had the Chiefs had their starting quarterback.

With Patrick Mahomes out with an injury, Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs are in for a lot of trouble. Tennessee Titans star Jeffery Simmons made sure to remind the reigning AFC champions of that with a bold message.

The Kansas City Chiefs ’ season reached another low point in Week 16 with a 26–9 road loss to the Tennessee Titans. The defeat dropped the Chiefs to 6–9 and confirmed head coach Andy Reid ’s first losing season with the franchise, as well as Kansas City’s first since 2012.

Andy Reid Gives No Indication Of Retiring In Offseason

With Gardner Minshew getting injured only a week after Patrick Mahomes went down, Chris Oladokun was left as the only healthy quarterback for Andy Reid on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

Andy Reid plans to keep coaching despite retirement speculation tied to age, injuries and roster uncertainty, reportedly telling those close to him he intends to return in 2026.

They say it’s the thought that counts. And when it comes to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, the man they call ‘Big Red’ is usually only thinking about one thing: food.

The Kansas City Chiefs are staring at unfamiliar territory. Missing the playoffs for the first time since 2015 has sparked league-wide debate about whether the franchise is finally slipping or simply pausing before another run.